I just liked the Clear Artistic Stamps from the giveaway so much yesterday that I had to make another card today. This time I used the Snakeskin Technique from the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter and made a little flap front for an extra message. I adore the way this turned out. It's funny -- I always think that I "don't do cute". I guess I DO, don't I?

In any case, these stamps are on sale right now at Clear Artistic Stamps until Tuesday October 21, 2008 for only $8.95!

Remember that I am giving the stamps for this away CLICK HERE to place your entry.

I am so sorry -- I neglected to add the discount from Clear Artistic Stamps into the blog post for the giveaway! Here are the directions to receive a generous 15% off! E-mail your their order to clearartisticstamps@belindalandtroop.com Belinda will do a discount of 15% on the order. That does include sale items. Then she will send an invoice through PayPal.

Halloween scary? No way! This card was made with terrifically fun stamps from Clear Artistic Stamps, our Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway sponsor this week.

The main panel of this card was colored with pencils and gamsol. It is layered on a purple piece made using the Cuttlebug Highlights Technique from the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The ribbon was colored using Starburst Stains and dried (it is GORGEOUS in person!). I love how bold the colors are together in person -- the purples, the bright green on the Cuttlebug portion, and the shimmer to the ribbon are just perfect with the fun feeling of the stamp.

Here are the directions to receive a generous 15% off!E-mail your their order to clearartisticstamps@belindalandtroop.comBelinda will do a discount of 15% on the order. That does include sale items. Then she will send an invoice through PayPal.

Okay, so how do you enter this giveaway? ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, October 19th. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every Wednesday -- come play!

Just a quick little card I made for a friend I am inviting to Thanksgiving dinner. I thought it was appropriate today because it is the Thanksgiving Holiday in Canada today, too. Happy Thanksgiving to our friends to the North!

These stamps make me chuckle. I just adore them! One lucky winner of this giveaway will adore having them in their collection, too.

These Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for today's giveaway were layered on top of a piece of Basket Weave Background (from the October 2008 Technique Junkie Newsletter). I colored the turkey with Copic Markers, and cut out the images -- a fun, quick card! I really like all the sayings that these stamps come with -- they are just great!

Sweet 'N Sassy is thrilled to announce that the Rachelle Anne Miller Christmas Collection has arrived! If you have not seen all of the stamps offered by Sweet 'N Sassy now, you will be amazed by the variety of stamps now in the store. And don't forget, Technique Junkies receive 10% off -- use the code tjmember08 for YOUR discount.

Here are the stamps for today's giveaway.

Okay, so how do you enter this giveaway? ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, October 12th. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every Wednesday -- come play!

I should not be buying stamps. Ever. I have billions. But I can't resist! I was in the stamp store purchasing chalk refills (ahem, junkies, that may be a December hint) when this Happy Halloween stamp just jumped out at me. I knew that this cool Cuttlebug folder had been calling me for a week or two -- so I just had to have the stamp (by Inkadinkadoo) so I could make a happy marriage between the two. My creation combines the Cuttlebug Highlights technique (October 2008 Technique Junkie Newsletter) with the Bandanna Technique (August 2008 newsletter). This time, though, I used a Souffle Pen to out line the embossed areas. Did I mention that those pens jumped into my basket, too?My highlighting on this is not perfect, but I am reveling in it's imperfection...Happy Technique Blitz.

Today's Blogger's Challenge was "Falling for You." I chose to take the suggested theme literally and make a fall-themed card. In keeping with the Technique Blitz this month, I used the Punched Through Technique from the Ribbon Extravaganza in the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. All stamps are from Firecracker Designs by Pamela.Happy fall!

Today's Wonderful Wednesday giveaway is a hoot! These fun stamps by Firecracker Designs by Pamela are a delight! The card made for today's giveaway was made using the Geometric Overlay technique from the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I changed things a bit, though, and colored the owl and front images with Copic Markers and watercolor crayons. I love how dimensional this is in real life!

The stamps for the giveaway are below...make sure you visit Firecracker Designs by Pamela -- and don't forget Technique Junkies receive a discount! Make sure to enter ILOVETJS for your 10% discount...Click on the Firecracker Designs link in my side bar to get there quick.

Okay, so how do you enter this giveaway? ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, October 5th. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every Wednesday -- come play!

Gotta love a friendly bear! I like this one -- his grin is a bit wicked...wicked-cute. Maybe it is his eyebrows...This card for the Technique Blitz uses a small piece of Camouflage from the October 2008 Technique Junkie Newsletter as a matting piece for my wickedly-cute bear. I just love this technique -- it is so easy, and fun, and has so many uses. Thank you again to Joyce Pacer for teaching it to me and the Junkies!Hey, you don't subscribe yet? There are 15 techniques in this 8-page (two extra pages! more than ever!) full color, glossy publication. They are delivered to your doorstep every-other month. Don't you just wanna learn how I did that paper? Email me for a PayPal invoice!All Stamps in this sample are from Stampin' Up!'s Under the Stars set.Thanks for stopping by!

I am so happy with my submission for the Technostamper Sketch Challenge from Mary Jo Price-William's Blog this week. I used several techniques from the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter for this card. The panel under the flowers uses the Rit Resist Technique and the panel beneath that uses the Cuttlebug Highlight Technique.I love the way this card looks -- click on it for a close-up, if you would like to see detail.Thanks for stopping by!

What that means is that I will try to post a technique-oriented card every day...or as frequently as my life allows. I will focus on the current issue of the TJ Newsletter or the CD bonus techniques most days, with a little straying here and there to show other things.

Today's submission features an ATC that is quite different than yesterday's. The theme for this was was "Charming Children." A little sweeter than the disturbing one, no?

This ATC features the Ribbon Spiral Technique from the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. This technique is from TJ member and stamper extraordinaire Belinda Johnson. The stamps used for this ATC are from I Brake for Stamps from the Stampinback line. Aren't they sweet? The whole stamp plate is filled with wonderful images.

I colored the stamp using Copic markers, regular marker, and colored pencils, and went over the blue-tinted water with Diamond Glaze (aka: Glossy Accents or Crystal Effects).

I think this ATC is disturbing. I am in an ATC group and the theme for this month was fruits and veggies. I have these cool vegetable stamps from Close To My Heart that I thought would be perfect for this. They are long retired and I haven't used them much, so when opportunity knocks, you have to answer the door : )

When I started this ATC, the idea was pretty normal. Carrot, good for your eyes, and all that. In fact, this piece is probably the most normal of all the ATCs I made for the swap --the other ones are REALLY disturbing! (sorry swapmates, don't mean to freak you out!!).The reason I think that these are so disturbing is because the eyes are too serious -- it is almost like they are too intense for the stamps. Oh well, every once in a while we have to make things that jar the senses...

I haven't had the opportunity to participate in the weekly Blogger's Challenge recently, so I am so happy to have a chance to play today!

Today's challenge was to create a Warhol card, a technique done by the Technique Junkie Newsletter in the February 2005 issue. Such a simple technique -- it can be done with almost any stamp, too.

I chose to use a stamp from I Brake for Stamp's Halloween stamps. I happen to be giving this stamp set away this week, too -- click here to see the stamps and enter the giveaway. If you haven't entered to win it, you should!

Today's card is a sneak preview from the newest issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter coming out tomorrow! This card uses the Foiled Webbing Technique from the October 2008 issue as a background. I love how it looks with my Expressionistic Watercolor panel!These are new stamps from the newest catalog from Stampin' Up! These are my favorites from this catalog -- they are just so elegant.Thanks for stopping by!

Boo! Today's stamps for the Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway are from one of our featured vendors for October's issue, I Brake for Stamps. I haven't stamped for several weeks -- I have had so many personal and professional issues and commitments, that it just was not in the "cards" for me. So, lucky for me, I had these fun stamps to work with for today's giveaway! I was so inspired by these stamps...these deeply etched, well-designed images are a joy to work with.The background on this card, the spiderweb, was done using the Cuttlebug Highlight Technique. What? You haven't heard of that technique? Well, that is because it is from the soon-to-be-mailed October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter (Friday is our mailing day). Just a little sneak preview : )Here are the stamps we are giving away this week:

The best part is that I Brake for Stamps have these stamps on special this week for 25% off -- in fact, there are a whole slew of stamps on special for 25% to 60% off. Really, these are just great deals!

Okay, so how do you enter this giveaway? ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, September 28th. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every Wednesday -- come play!

This week's wonderful Wednesday giveaway is simple -- the winner will receive the Technique Junkie Newsletter 6th edition CD(if you have already ordered or received the CD, you will receive a refund, or you can select a different CD).In addition, the winner of this Giveaway will receive a sneak preview! You will receive 5 cards made by me with Techniques from the soon-to-be-released October 2008 Technique Junkie Newsletter issue AND the link/password to the October 2008 online tutorials -- a full week ahead of everyone else!Remember, there is a free tutorial from the CD HERE: Waxy Cuttlebug Tutorial.Okay, so how do you enter this giveaway? ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, September 21st. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every Wednesday -- come play!